Der Menschen „Beruf zum freien Denken“. Zum Begriff „Aufklärung“ in der Königsberger Kultur

Prof. Dr. Kurt Röttgerszum achtzigsten Geburtstag

Abstract

Kant does not understand enlightenment primarily as producing and disseminating knowledge, technology and good morals. Instead, he draws attention to people’s operational powers, which, as subjective abilities, are the reason for the objective improvement of human life and its environment. – The central categories of the Königsberg Enlightenment are “thinking for yourself”, “freedom of thought,” and “criticism of guardianship and immaturity".